# Containers Are Key To Agreement Between Plaquemines And St. Louis - The Waterways Journal

> Cooper Consolidated describes its mid-stream stevedoring operations in the Port of South Louisiana, which use floating cranes and ship buoys to transfer cargo directly to and from barges between Southwest Pass and Baton Rouge. The company offers services 24/7 in all weather and river conditions.

- Date: 2018-04-02 · published 2018-04-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65390-containers-are-key-to-agreement-between-plaquemines-and-st-louis-the-waterways
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

This is a company profile of Gulf handling capacity with no new supply, demand or freight-rate driver, so it has no meaningful effect on feed commodity prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-03-23 | [Allision Leads To Breakaway And River Closure - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54031-allision-leads-to-breakaway-and-river-closure-the-waterways-journal.md) | -0.8% | -5.0% |
| CORN | 2017-02-24 | [New agreement aims to boost river freight between St. Louis and New Orleans \| STLPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72375-new-agreement-aims-to-boost-river-freight-between-st-louis-and-new-orleans-stlpr.md) | +1.5% | -1.7% |
| CORN | 2023-12-01 | [Projections Call For Rapid Fall In River Levels At St. Louis - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32914-projections-call-for-rapid-fall-in-river-levels-at-st-louis-the-waterways.md) | +2.4% | +3.9% |
| CORN | 2019-04-12 | [Swollen Rivers Await More Water - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59485-swollen-rivers-await-more-water-the-waterways-journal.md) | +1.1% | -3.1% |
| CORN | 2023-08-25 | [Low Water Continues For Middle Mississippi - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16608-low-water-continues-for-middle-mississippi-the-waterways-journal.md) | -2.2% | -9.0% |
| SOY | 2018-11-09 | [Report Touts Containerization For Soy Exports - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61944-report-touts-containerization-for-soy-exports-the-waterways-journal.md) | +2.4% | +4.9% |
| SOY | 2020-03-23 | [Allision Leads To Breakaway And River Closure - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54031-allision-leads-to-breakaway-and-river-closure-the-waterways-journal.md) | +2.2% | -4.2% |
| SOY | 2017-02-24 | [New agreement aims to boost river freight between St. Louis and New Orleans \| STLPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72375-new-agreement-aims-to-boost-river-freight-between-st-louis-and-new-orleans-stlpr.md) | +1.5% | -2.0% |

## Sources

- waterwaysjournal.net: https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/2018/04/02/containers-are-key-to-agreement-between-plaquemines-and-st-louis/

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